Elizabeth Mitchell and speculation on Juliet's fate (possible season 6 spoilers)

Sad Professor

Note: This relates mostly to behind the scenes stuff about actors so I'm not sure if people want to consider this a spoiler. Remember, the writers don't go back to work until July so no one knows how any of this will apply story-wise to next season.

As expected it's been confirmed that Mitchell won't be a regular next season. She'll be starring in ABC's remake of "V". The pilot for this was shot earlier in the year and she was shooting it and Lost simultaneously. Once this was discovered everyone started speculating that Juliet was a goner. ABC initially denied it, claiming that she was only a guest star on "V". This was bs, of course. She's more or less the main character.

But nevertheless everyone is claiming that she will be on Lost in some capacity next season.

ABC:

Someone asks McPherson more about Elizabeth Mitchell, and he says, "She's a fantastic actress and we're thrilled to be able to have her do both [Lost and V]...You'll see her on Lost, but V is her next piece."

At today's ABC Upfront Presentation they ABC Panel had this to say. "Very grateful to producers of Lost to let Elizabeth Mitchell film V pilot but "I think you will see her on Lost."

Ausiello:

And now for some news that should surprise no one: ABC is expected to announce tomorrow that it has picked up a reboot of the camptastic '80s thriller V and that Lost heroine Elizabeth Mitchell is a full-time castmember.

Translation: She will not be returning to Lost as a series regular.

However, before you go declaring Juliet DOA from last week's detonated hydrogen bomb, I should point out that this piece of scoop comes with a big but attached: Mitchell's Lost days are not done. Multiple sources confirm that the actress is expected to appear in an unspecified number of episodes next season, so it's entirely possible Juliet survived Jughead and her absence will be explained in another way.

Kristin:

Sources confirm that Elizabeth Mitchell will appear on Lost next year. But does that mean Juliet's alive and a going concern on the show? Well, we're meant to debate all summer who lived and died in the Lost finale, but you will note that she fell hundreds of feet into the waiting arms of a hydrogen bomb. You'll have to do your own calculations about her realistic prospects for survival—there are many variables to include in your equation!—but we've been asked nicely not to show you our answers. Good luck.

So it looks like Mitchell will be returning. But in what form? A flashback? An apparition? Did she survive the bomb?

pkumohideeile

That's interesting.
In the last audio podcast from the writers they said that they've spent a month in the writers room working on the next season and the beginning of it. They also said in the same podcast or the one before that we'd be able to make a serious theory after seeing the S5 finale and the S6 premiere. so it seems to me they know roughly what they're doing next season.

I reckon Juliet will be needed to close off the death of pregnant women on teh island storyline. That's what she'll be back for i guess, but overall she isn't that important to the show. The days of keeping popular guest actors is coming to an end and i guess they're killing people to trim the fat and make way for new S6 game changing characters

D-Boy

I hope she is not dead she is so hot!